Florencite-(Ce) on Magnesite

Pomba Pit, Serra das Éguas, Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
Toenail, 3.2 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 05/13/2021 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/20/2021 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $60
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Item Description

A beautiful combination specimen from the famous Pomba Pit in Brumado, Brazil featuring gorgeous orange colored trigonal crystals of Florencite-(Ce) measuring around 1 mm sitting atop rhombic colorless, gemmy / translucent Magnesite crystal matrix. This locality is famous for its superb quality crystallized Magnesite, regarded among the best in the world for the species, but to have the added touch of the colorful Florencite-(Ce) crystals makes the piece all the more enticing. Very little damage. This association is hard to find from this locality, and the Florencite-(Ce) crystals looks beautiful under magnification.

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$60 05/20/2021 5:38:01 pm (CDT)
$50 05/20/2021 5:38:01 pm (CDT)
$33 05/20/2021 4:35:27 pm (CDT)
$28 05/20/2021 4:35:26 pm (CDT)
$15 05/19/2021 10:10:04 pm (CDT)
$10 05/19/2021 2:29:17 am (CDT)